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Career change at 51, learn Git, job search help
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Happy Saturday!
Let's see what the Scrimba community has been up to this week...
TL;DR π
π₯ Code Review of the Week: Daniel!
π₯ New Hires: Marleigh!
π₯ Fab Resource: Learn Git Branchingβ
π₯ Ask an Expert: Get your first developer jobβ
π₯ Podcast: Michael talks about how he learned coding on work breaks and changed careers at 51.
π₯ Live-code Fun: Leanne and Michael (a different Michael) code an animated typewriter effect with JavaScript & CSS.
Code Review of the Week π
Anyone can create a code review in response to a project posted in the #πcode-reviews channel, but only Pro members can request one.
This weekβs Code Review of the Week is by Daniel! You can check it out here.
To learn how to submit a code review, check out this scrim by Instructor Guil Hernandez!
New Hires π
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Congratulations to one of Scrimbaβs Community Heroes, Marleigh! Her story shows that being honest with your employer about your career goals can pay off.
Very well deserved. We wish you all the best. Keep us in the loop with your new endeavors. π
Don't forget to check out our Scrimba student success page for more inspirational tales!
Fab Resource π
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For those on the job hunt, it is common to see βGitβ on the preferred skills list.
βLearn Git Branching is a visual and interactive way to learn Git on the web; youβll be challenged with exciting levels, and given step-by-step demonstrations of powerful features.
Ask an Expert π»
The next Ask an Expert live stream is all about finding that first developer job!
Hussien Khayoon has been a professional developer for over ten years and currently works at Shopify.
As a hiring manager, he has interviewed hundreds of developers and recently participated in over 100 hours of technical interviews as an applicant.
Hussien joins this live stream to share his wisdom on finding your first developer job. We'll talk about:
πΌ CVs, resumes and Linkedin profiles
π» Portfolios and projects
πΌ Finding jobs to apply for
π» Interview preparation (Live-coding, technical, behavioural, and more)
πΌ Networking and following up
π» Take-home assignments
πΌ Assessing your job offers!
π YOUR questions - you can leave them in the chat now for Leanne to ask during the stream!β
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Scrimba Podcast ποΈ
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Meet Michael Robards πΊπΈ! Michael is a career changer whose path to becoming a developer was a long and winding one: he was a business analystπ and a personal trainerποΈ, he worked front of house and managed restaurants; he studied biology and worked in customer service. Eventually, he got a developer job at Coca-Cola! π€©
βIn this episode, Michael shares his story and his approach to learning and getting a job. He did a lot of things right, and heβs also proof that itβs never too late for a career change. Michael and Alex also talk about imposter syndrome, the difficulties of learning to code while having a full-time job, differences between big and small companies, and why having to keep on learning is a great thing about working in tech.
Live-code Fun! π
On Friday, Leanne and Michael are learning all about CSS animations and coding an animated typewriter effect!
Theyβll look at:
π₯ Transitions
π₯ Timing
π₯ Transition and animation shorthand
π₯ Transform and scaling
π₯ Cool CSS animation tools and shortcuts!
π₯ Making it work with JS
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Meme of the week π€‘
Wrap up πβ
Itβs time for your weekly dose of cuteness from #scrimba-pets!πΆπ±ππ
This week we get to meet Tyrionβs Flemish Giant bunny named Bonnie! We love a scrim-bun! π°
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